Homebrew PCBs

A shop that sells bungard eyelets in smaller quantities is SMDshop in the netherlands:

http://smdshop.nl/index.php?language=en

http://smdshop.nl/index.php?cPath=47

They are called rivets there, and there are three main sizes. I use them a lot for my boards where needed. I have no idea what international shipping costs.

Speaking of those solder filled tubes for via's, would it be possible to take some ordinary solder and electroplate a layer of copper on this? I regenerate my sodium persulphate with a platinum and copper electrode, and the copper electrode is encrusted with copper, so it does not plate evenly. You need some chemicals called brighteners. Any idea what those are for copper?

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "sailingto" <sailingtoo@...> wrote:
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> Is there any place to get just a few eyelets to test out?  Heck, even at 10 or 20 samples would keep me going for a while - I only make 2 to 4 boards/month - and each of those usually have 3 or 4 vias.
> 
> Thanks for any guidance to a source.
> 
> Ken H.